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Under Just when you thought it was safe to bake your holiday pies again Bob shared this great quote:
Deep (and true, IMHO) thought from Garrison Keillor two weeks ago: "Pumpkin pie is the essence of mediocrity. The very best pumpkin pie you ever tasted is practically indistinguishable from the very worst pumpkin pie you ever tasted."
Posted by: Bob | November 19, 2009 5:08 PMI happen to like pumpkin pie, but when I eat it I'm always conscious of the fact that I'm enjoying nostalgia, not food I love. Can you really say you've ever had a traditional pumpkin pie that knocked your socks off?
(I solve the problem by making a chiffon pumpkin pie with a gingersnap crust.)
Comments
Yes, actually, I have. The spicing was just beautifully done and the crust was to die for.
Posted by: Lissa | November 21, 2009 8:03 PM
Atwater's at Kenilworth has an awesome pumpkin pie. Nice spices and all.
Posted by: Brianna | November 21, 2009 9:56 PM
The pie I made for my potluck tonight was at least striking in its departure from the norm. I used the back-of-the-can Libbey's recipe, except I doubled each of the called-for spices and added a quarter teaspoon of allspice. Oh... and I used half dark-brown sugar in lieu of half of the called-for white sugar. All in Cook's Illustrated vodka crust (all-butter, though...I had no crisco). Very spicy pie...and very well received.
Posted by: BankStreet | November 21, 2009 11:11 PM
I actually really like Costco's pie.
Posted by: matt hudock | November 22, 2009 12:56 AM
Wegmans has a very good pumpkin pie, too. Now, if only they'd open more stores in the area, we won't have to schlep to Hunt Valley just to buy a pie.
Posted by: hmpstd | November 22, 2009 12:00 PM
Pumpkin pie is the crab cake of pies. Yeah, I said it.
Posted by: Owl Meat Gourd | November 22, 2009 1:16 PM
And we all know what O.M. Gourd thinks about crab cakes!
Posted by: Dahlink | November 22, 2009 4:19 PM
there is no such thing as bad pie. Just misunderstood pies.
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Posted by: Joyce W. | November 22, 2009 5:01 PM
Pumpkin like crab meat is an excellent ingredient, just not a solo artist. It is the John Entwistle of vegetables.
Posted by: Owl Meat Girasol | November 22, 2009 7:07 PM
I have. It came from Bon Appetit magazine about 10 years ago. We like ti so much that we generally pass on all other pumpkin pies.
Posted by: Maggi | November 22, 2009 7:17 PM
Blue crab is an excellent solo artist. Pumpkin, not so much.
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Posted by: Hal Laurent | November 22, 2009 7:18 PM
On Saturday I went to Cinghiale and they had a Pumpkin Custard tort thingy with little clouds of toasted meringue. It was delicious.
Posted by: Corey | November 22, 2009 10:11 PM
Keillor also suggested that pumpkin pie is merely a vehicle; an excuse to eat cloves and cinnamon and other spices. Which, I suppose, isn't remarkably different from what OMG had to say above.
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i don't really have a comment about the post, but when i read the captcha, i laughed out loud: "sponging Guggenheimer!"
Posted by: qzans | November 23, 2009 7:59 AM
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